If you’re a Broken Fingaz fan in Vienna, you’re in luck. If you’re not a Broken Fingaz fan but you are in Vienna, you’re still in luck because you’re about to become a fan. If you’re a Broken Fingaz fan and are not in Vienna (like me) but can afford to travel there (not like me), call work and tell them you’re sick because this Thursday, June 28th they have yet another solo show (because let’s be honest, who’s going to put work next to BF’s?) opening at Inoperable Gallery. For this show, they’ll be exhibiting some new works alongside pieces from their recent show in London and will hang through the month of the July. The piece above, done recently on the side of the gallery, is entitled “Chase the Devil” which is a play on the long history of Devil mythology in Vienna.
It seems that Unga will not be apart of this show, but he’s been busy; Unga and Insa have been blowing up the ‘Reblog’ button with this dope mural GIF. He also put up work with Lush in London and in Paris with Seth, Dem189 and Babs which was probably around the time of the group show in Paris, for which Broken Fingaz showed alongside Pure Evil and Pascal Le Gras.
Nick Alive appears to be fairly skilled with a can. Nick Alive appears to be fairly skilled at making friends; friends with strikingartisticability. The result of all this is a mad display of the talent in São Paulo, Brazil. Fortunately for me, the documentation of Nick’s numerous collaborative pieces have networked much of this skilled community.
Nick Alive and Shock
Nick Alive and GraphisNick Alive and PekoNick Alive, Shock Maravilha, and Nem in Sao Paulo
R.E.M. for Sophie. Photo by Herbalizer.Ceroker, Kigui and Cazdos in Buenos Aires. Photo by MDC GRUPOGRAFFIT.Tiger in Sydney. Photo by Baddogwhiskas.Storm. Photo by Heavy Artillery.Olson and Limo (OnOff Crew). Photo by VitoStreet.Enmore. Photo by BadDogWhiskas.Dos
Half the can I used to be. And a day late, but that’s RJ’s fault.
Piece and photo by SokemTag by Sniper. Photo by Herbalizer. Shane. Photo by Morac19.Ponk and 3Dom. Photo by Heavy Artillery Size in London. Photo by HowAboutNo!Jeroo. Photo by From Around The Wizzle.NDSM. Photo by Wojofoto.Getup by HowAboutNo!WORDsmiths by Takt. Photo by Spam Crew.Dscreet. Photo by HowAboutNo!
Piece and photo by DosPiece by Saner. Photo by SÖKE.Kidult in Paris. Photo by VitoStreetTwopy by Morac19Lolo Emak. Photo by Morac19.Rebus and Hems by SÖKELoner. Photo by TheSalter.
From April 29th to May 6th, Mexico’s capital city was hit with some paint, color and talent. The good news is that Mexico’s All City Canvas had a fantastic line up, who appear to have done fantastic work. Artists participating included Roa, Escif, Herakut, Sego, Interesni Kazki, Vhils, Saner and El Mac. The bad news is that unless you were one of the lucky few who were able to see it in person, the rest of us had to bare with the insta-nostalgia, lo-fi photo processing of Instagram since this was primarily how images of the murals were being released online. Interestingly enough, Gonzalo Alvarez, one of the project’s creators, acknowledged that “many artists in Mexico have no money to travel to other countries, and many of their influences come from the pictures they see on the Internet.” All City Canvas’ PR people could be commended for adhering to Alvarez’s philosophy and releasing the images where the masses seem to be (namely Instagram). But to broadcast art to its global audience through heavy photo filters is kind of like putting ketchup on a steak. Perhaps this argument is irrelevant if the intended audience was the Mexican youth who were able to witness street art in person instead of online. That was the philosophy, right? Quality photos had eventually been released. I suppose I am a bit apprehensive to see Instagram used as a marketing device for art or as my only means of seeing a piece. But that is a total digression from what this post should be focused on.
All City Canvas was awesome. Take a look at these almost completely unedited photos. Or go to Mexico City.
Herakut. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Street Art.Roa. Photo courtesy of All City Canvas.Vhils. Photo courtesy of All City Canvas.
In conjunction with the festical, gallery Fifty24MX in Mexico City is exhibiting a number of the artists participating in All City Canvas in a show entitled “Piezas“. The show opened on May 10th and will be running until May 27th, featuring work by Aryz, El Mac, Interesni Kazki, Roa, Saner and Sego. Check out photos of the exhibition here.
Interesni Kazki. Photo courtesy of All City Canvas.Interesni Kazki. Photo courtesy of All City Canvas.Saner. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Street Art.El Mac. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Street Art.Escif. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Street Art.Sego. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Street Art.Sego. Photo courtesy of All City Canvas.
They say actions are louder than words and a picture says a thousand words… Graffiti is the action of painting a picture of a word, thus making it an ultimate means of communication for mankind. -Szr (via 12ozProphet)
Rude Cake. Photo by by Spam CrewShane. Photo by HowAboutNo!Sueme. Photo by Wojofoto
Dabs/Myla. Photo by thesaltrDash. Photo by Morac19
Rulers. Photo by Big BozoTa'Mere. Photo by HowAboutNo!
In continuation of Katowice Street Art Festival – part 1, this post concludes the two-part series on the Katowice Street Art Festival, which took place last month from April 20th to the 29th.
Toward the end of last month the Katowice Street Art Festival came to a close. Held in southern Poland, the festival featured a reputable lineup of street artists from around the world including Roa, Ganzeer, Escif, Hyuro, Ludo, M-City, Olek, Mentaglassi, and more. The energy surrounding these artists provided the opportunity for a few local artists to exhibit some work on the streets as well (though not affiliated with the festival). Here are some more of the completed murals, and an interesting collaboration between Mark Jenkins and Moneyless; the only two artists involved whose outdoor work primarily consist of sculptures.
AryzMark Jenkins and Moneyless collaborationMark Jenkins and Moneyless collaborationSwanskiHyuroEtam Cru
Colombian artists, Stinkfish and Bastardilla, have made their way to Valencia, Spain amidst their European tours. Kicking off the journey, new murals have appeared from the two for the Poliniza 2012 Urban Art Festival. They will continue to paint around Europe and Stinkfish will conclude his European travels in London. Here’s Stinkfish’s piece in Valencia. Street Art News has photos of Bastardilla’s wall.
As previously voiced by one sarcastic reader, “Animals are sooooo hot right now”. But perhaps, La Pandilla’s technical ability stands out because we’re not distracted by the subject matter or overwhelmed by color. Their work lives in this Goldilocks zone of being intricate in detail and being conceptually simple which allows viewers to focus on the most important aspect of their work: the talent.
Wynwood mural in progress. Photo by Molinary.Photo by La PandillaWynwood Walls detail. Photo by Molinary.Hippo Mano. Photo by La Pandilla.Photo by Molinary
